#CAC644#CAC644
#CAC644 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 80.6% C 0.148 H 107.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CAC644 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 198, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2%, 66.3%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.09, -14.15, 62.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.09, 64.40, 102.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.63% -0.0447 0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.63% 0.148 107.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.5962, 53.3635, 13.3661) |
| Luminance | 0.5336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit Yellow
#C7C10C
ΔE00 3.56
Puke Yellow
#C2BE0E
ΔE00 3.65
Dirty Yellow
#CDC50A
ΔE00 3.79
Ugly Yellow
#D0C101
ΔE00 4.79
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 4.98
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CAC644 #4448CA
analogous
#CA8344 #CAC644 #8BCA44
triadic
#CAC644 #44CAC6 #C644CA
tetradic
#CAC644 #44CA83 #4448CA #CA448B
square
#CAC644 #44CA83 #4448CA #CA448B
split-complementary
#CAC644 #448BCA #8344CA
monochromatic
#737121 #A39F2E #CAC644 #D8D574 #E5E3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#CAC644 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#CAC644 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CAC644
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CAC644 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CAC644 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6BE32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8C34D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8B9AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cac644; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 198, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.6% 0.148 107.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ddd77f',
500: '#cac644',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cac644; $custom-light: #ddd77f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cac644",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 198,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.209,
"s": 55.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80625,
"c": 0.14803,
"h": 107.6
},
"luminance": 0.53362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CAC644
secondary
#36387C
accent
#4DDF49
background
#FEFEFB
surface
#FCFBF2
border
#D5D4CC
text
#16140A
muted
#84837D